DOOM: The Dark Ages – PlayStation 5

After playing Doom 2016 and Doom Eternal several years ago this is a great prequel to those. They made the gameplay a bit different but still really fun. Highly recommended

As a longtime DOOM fan and Richardson local (where id Software is based), I'm beyond disappointed. I pre-ordered DOOM: The Dark Ages for PS5 expecting a physical game. What I got was a useless disc with no game data, just a key for an 85GB download. The listing didn’t clearly state “Internet Required” and the box has a label slapped on it as an afterthought.This is deceptive and anti-consumer. Not everyone has fast internet. Physical games are supposed to work from the disc, not be glorified download tokens. When the servers go offline, this disc becomes landfill.The PC version is just as bad, shipped with Denuvo DRM, which tanks performance and serves no purpose. Everyone knows it’ll either be cracked or removed in a year anyway. So why punish your actual paying customers?DOOM used to stand for cutting-edge, honest design. Now it stands for hollow discs, DRM, and disrespect. Meanwhile, Expedition 33, an indie game with no DRM and a real disc, is breaking sales records.DO BETTER.

Its okay not as good at external must have internet to play

One of the best games ever played!

I'm giving this a 1 star because after receiving the game I discovered that the game isn't actually on the disc. The disc only contains 85mb, you'll have to download the remaining 80gb online. No where in the description or in any promotional material does it state that this is the case, making this physical release totally worthless. So if you're someone who cares about game preservation or actually owning the games you buy, skip this one. To be fair I've heard the game itself is actually pretty good.

It's not that this is a bad game, it's that this doesn't feel like a Doom game anymore...feels/plays no different than the last two Doom titles. If you like those games, then you'll like this; however, be aware that it's "more of the same". And it's a far, far stretch from 'Doom 3"...rather than being alone in dark corridors with minimal lighting, you are placed in large open fields with enemies surrounding you. So just be aware of the differences here before buying this. I thought this would be okay, but it's the same tired formula of the last two titles, and definately doesn't feel like Doom anymore.

I ordered this for my 17 year old and he loves it.

The disk has nothing in it. The game developers deceived everyone into buying this case with a blank disk because you have to download the whole game regardless. It’s no different than just downloading it from the PlayStation/Xbox store. I returned my copy because what’s the point?